Week 1 opens with a Super Bowl LX rematch, and the touchdown market has plenty to work with when the Seattle Seahawks meet the New England Patriots on Wednesday night.
Both offenses have some new wrinkles, which is exactly why the anytime touchdown scorer board gets interesting here. Sam Darnold and Drake Maye are both back, but the supporting casts around them have shifted.
Seattle no longer has Kenneth Walker, the reigning Super Bowl MVP, after his move to Kansas City. New England, meanwhile, has moved on from Stefon Diggs and Kayshon Boutte, opening the door for other playmakers to grab the spotlight.
A.J. Brown is one of the first names worth circling.
The veteran receiver’s 2025 season with the Philadelphia Eagles had its twists, but he now gets a fresh start alongside Mike Vrabel. Brown posted 11, seven, seven and seven touchdowns across his four years in Philly, and he finished the 2025 regular season by scoring four times in his final six games.
Now he teams with Maye, who threw 31 touchdowns last season and connected six times with Boutte, no longer in New England, as the Patriots’ primary deep threat. With Brown likely to see plenty of volume right away and Seattle having lost one of its top corners, Tariq Woolen, in free agency, he stands out at +160.
There’s also a case to be made for Seattle wideout Rashid Shaheed, even if the odds are longer. Shaheed arrived at the 2025 trade deadline and should take on a larger role in 2026.
He scored four times in the 2025 regular season, including twice on returns, but his real appeal is the big-play element. The Patriots now have Christian Gonzalez locked in on a new deal, and the expectation is that he’ll shadow Jaxon Smith-Njigba in Week 1, just as he did in Super Bowl LX.
That could leave Shaheed in position to benefit, especially after he was targeted five times and caught two passes in that game. Seattle paid him to be the No. 2 receiver, and that role gives him real upside to find the end zone.
On the New England side, Rhamondre Stevenson looks like the safest volume play if TreVeyon Henderson remains out with an ankle injury. Stevenson has already shown he can handle a heavy workload for Mike Vrabel’s staff, and he finished last season with nine total touchdowns, including seven on the ground and two through the air.
He was even hotter late, scoring six times over the final four weeks of the campaign. In Super Bowl LX, Stevenson caught five passes for 40 yards and a touchdown while adding seven carries for 23 yards, and he played more than 70 percent of New England’s snaps in the playoffs.
With Henderson sidelined, he should again be in line for a major workload on Wednesday night.
Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.
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